Carpet-sweeper.



F. G. MASON & J. W. SHANANAN.

CARPET SWEEPBR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24,' 1912.

1,0412, 1 34, Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

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FRANCIS C. MASON AND JOHN W. SHANAHAN, OF GRAND RAPIDS, IIYIIICIFCIGAIlf1 ASSIG-NORS TO BISSELL CARPET SWEEPER CO., 01E' GRAND RAPIDS, -MICHIGANL A CORPORATION 0F vMICHIGAN.

CARPET-SXVEEPZER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application IedJanuary'24, 1912.4 Serial No. 73,006.

Be it known that we ,FRANcIs'G MASON and JQHN WV; SHANAHAN, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Sweepers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, a-n'dzexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the 'art to'which it appertains to make and.

'use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements `in carpet sweepers` andl more particularly to such sweepers having dust pans pivoted between the end walls near t-he bottom thereof, and its object is to provide means forpreventing the escape of dustbetween the ends' of the dust pan and the end walls of the case, and to 'provide the device with various new `and useful features hereinaftermore fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim reference being had to the acport-ion of the end wall.

Lik'e numbers refer to like parts in' all of the figures. y

1 represents the case of the carpet sweeper and 2 the dust pans pivoted at 6, `all as usually constructed.

Our device consists preferably of a piece Patentedoeegze; 1912.

of sheet metal of suitable `shapehaving an inwardly projecting.l portion extending horizontally inward over the Space between the endof the pan and the inner surface ofthe end of the case thence vextending downward I on the vinner surface of the end of the case as at 4 to the bottom thereof, and thence outward beneath the end of the case and attached thereto asiat 5. The inwardly bent portion 3 thus serves to cover the narrow space/between the end 'of t-he y A pan and the inner surface of the end of the case thus preventing the. escapel of dust through said opening. The lower part 5 extending beneath the end of the case and protect the same from` wear. l

' The operation and utility of thlis device is obvious without further explanation.

What we claim is A carpetv sweeper, comprising a case, a dust pan pivoted between the end walls of the case and spacedl apart therefrom, a sheet metal member having an upper portion 'extending inward from ithe end wall fclose',

above the end ofthe pan andover' the space between the same and said end wall, thence extending downward between thesaid pan and wall and thence outwardfbeneath the end wall and secured thereto.

p seilired there- 'to serves as a metal facing for is edge to In testimony whereof we aiiix our signa- E tures 'in presence of two witnesses.-

FRANCIS C. MASON. JOHN W. SHANAHAN.- Witnesses:

PALMER A. Jo'NEs, LUTHER V.' MOULTON. 

